Clothes-drier



P. D. RIORDAN.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1. 1919.

1,354,420. PatentedSept. 28,1920.

VIII/1142*" ATTORNEY P. D. RIORDAN.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1919.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

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I BY ATTORNEY P. D. RIOBDAN.

CLOTHES DRIER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1. I919.

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ATTORNEY UNITED STATESTPATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK D. RIORDAN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CLOTHES-DRIER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d S pt 2 1920.

Application filed March 1, 1919. Seria1 No. 280,047.

To all whom it may concern:

York, have invented a new and Improved Clothes-Drier, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The present invention relates to clothes driers, and has for an object to provide an improved clothes drier of the outrigger type whereinthe frame when in operation may be positioned to extend entirely beyond a window sash and be drawn inslde the window;

and when not in use may be folded'against the window frame, all without requiring that the operator leave the building.

Another object is'to provide a self-contained clothes line which will lie relativelyclose to a buildin making it possibleto dispense'with the maze of obstructive lines usually found in the rear yards of city dwellings. I p

A selected embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming. a part hereof, wherein r Figure 1 is a frontelevation of the devic as it appears when not in use and folded into upright position, and shows the con struction used for high windows;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of a connecting bracket connecting the drying frame to its bodiment of the invention showing the form of construction used for low windows and provides for lifting the drler high above the window sill to prevent the trailing of fabrics thereon;

Fig, 5 is a. sectional view showing the rack or drier in horizontal position;

Fig; 6 is a detail view of a connecting bracket forming part of the construction shown in Fig. 4, and permitting rotary movement of its two halves, one on the other;

Fig. 7 is Fig. 8 is a detail View of a figure of 8, be-

ing a modification of the device for sup-- porting the clothes lines on the drying' frame;

Fig. 9 is an elevation of a mod fied form a sectional view thereof shown; on the line 7.7, Flg. 6;

of bracket connection permitting limited rotary movement between its two halves;

Fig. 10 1S a sectional View taken on the line l010, Fig. 9, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 11 is an elevation of another modified I embodiment of the invention, also providing rotary longitudinal movement of the drier;

F 12 is a side view thereof;

Fig. 13 is a detail view of a pivot bolt of the construction shown in Fig. 11;

F 1g. 14 is an elevation showing further modification embodying the invention; and

F gs. 15 and l6 are detail sectional views showing modified forms of supporting brackets for the construction shown in Fig. v14.

The present invention is an improvement on the prior patents granted to me, No. 1,261,622, dated April 2, 1918, and No. 1,288,996, dated December 24, 1918.

The embodiment illustrated in Fig. 1 comprises a supporting frame 1 provided with eyes 2 forming support for a clothes line 3 passing back and forth through said eyes. The frame may be of any suitable construction, as, for example, of piping connected to provide parallel side members 4, 4 and 8 end cross bars 5, 5. The frame is pivotally and slldably supported within the window frame A by means of the supporting screw bolts 7, 7 screwed into plates 6, 6 fixed to the window frame and projecting horizontally along the lineof the window. Setscrews G 6 hold the screw bolts in adjusted position. Uponthese screw bolts or posts are pivotally mounted connecting brackets 8, 8 slidably receiving the side bars 4, 4 of the drier frame. Each connecting bracket consists of a pair of crossed tubes tangentially connected as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, such connecting bracket preferably con sisting of an integral casting.

Clamping screws 9 and 10 are threaded into the respective sides or sleeves of the bracket to provide means for holding respectiv ely the said sleeves in adjusted position upon the supporting posts and the side bar in adjusted position. 'The frame, therefore, is pivotally mounted upon its supports to be swung from vertical to horizontal position, and is slidably mounted so that it may be pushed entirely outside or pulled, similarly, inside of the window in the frame of which it is mounted. Anti-friction rollers may be introduced as conventionally dicated at 80, 80, Figs. 2 and g To support the frame in horizontal position within the Window, abracket 11 is se- I cured to one end of the frame and is adapted to.rece1ve a post, a set screw being prov ded to hold the'post' in adjusted position. Such support may also be secured by a line' from the end-of'the frame to the top of the win.- 1O

dow This post serves as a support between the floor and the inner end of the frame when the frame is positioned entirely inside.

' of the window,as, for example, when the clothes are being secured to the clothes lines. To support the frame whens is in its outermost position outside of the window, a pulley line 12 is secured to the opposite end of the frame and extends over the-pulley 13 at the top of the window frame and is tied to the window frame as indlcated at 14. A

knot may be tied in" this pulley line at suitable position to limit the downward and outward movement of the frame;

The screw bolts or posts 7;? are "preferably positioned slightly below: the center of the window frame where the upperand' 7 lower sashes meet, so that when thelower i sash is in uppermost position the sasheswill' not interfere with the movement of the drier, and it will be supported sufficiently; above; the lower'base of the window frame or sill so that the clothes will .not dragthereon.

"-Thesupport posts or bolts may be'of differ ent lengths for different sizes ofwin dows,,sof

' Moreover, the same bolt may suit'different "SlZGS of wlndows by llett ng its screwend thata standard sized drier;isadaptable to windows of considerable difference-in width.

into an anger hole in the wooden frame be hindlit, the hole inthe side of the window frame limiting the necessity for many different lengths of bolts. The head of thebolt 3 determines the position of'the drier.

v In Fig. 4 is shown a modified construction of support for'tl1efram'e,the frame being the same. In this modification, instead of supporting the drying frame directly upon the laterally projecting posts17, 17, vertical uprights 18, 18 are secured between the posts 1'7land the window sill. show-n, couplings are secured to the ends of the uprights and clamping screws 19'secure the couplings in adjusted position upon the. posts 17. The connecting and supporting brackets 20,- as shown in thisconstruction,

consist of two pivotally connected sleeves 21,

22. The sleeve 22 slides in each case upon 7 the upright 18 and may be secured in adjusted, position by means of a clamping screw. 'The sleeve, 21 forms a sliding support for the side member of the frame. "As

shown, the sleeves. are pivotally connected by means of a threaded bolt 23' projecting from the side of the sleeve 2-1 and threaded into a hole in the side of the sleeve 22. In.

this constructionthe frame has the same freedom of motion as in the'construction illustrated in Fig. 1 but has the capacity for an additional vertical movement upon" thesupporting uprights 18, 18, while retaining adaptability of the frame to different sizes of windows, as above shown. In Fig.

5 the frame is shown in horizontal position, the inner end being supported by a rod 25 secured in a bracket 11 previously described. The rod 25 isremovable and is held in adjusted position in the bracket 11 by a clamp-' ing screw. 'The same result may be secured by means of a line connecting this end of the frametothe top of thewindow, inside.

The'connecting bracket shown in Figs. 6

and 7 may also be used as a substitute for the bracket 8 shownin Fig. 1. Theluse of the bracket of Figs fi and 7 provides an ad ditionad' advantage that a slight lateral swinging movement of the drier frame simply causes a corresponding pivotal movement of the sleeves and," accordingly, no

cramping binding effect obtains. Itis, of

course, -understoodthat the two sleeves of the construction shown 111 Figs. 6 and 7 will be POSitiOneCl a right angles tdeac'hother for'such use. 1 w

' n'Fi s. 9 "and-10 be'used as a substitute forF'the bracket 20.

"This bracket comprises two sleeves'2r, 28,

the sleeve 27 having proj ecting' lug 29 cast thereon which s received in the correspondframe is limited inone direction to th'ehorizontal position and in the other direction to the vertical position; The supporting rope 12 may be, and preferably is, used with this form of bracket in order to relieve the strain which otherwise would be thrown upon the bracket. j

In Figs. 11, 12 and 13 isshown a modified construction in whicha frame 35'is provided with horizontally extending clothes lines 36'. This frame'is pivotally mounted in screw eyes 37. 37 secured in the window frame upward and downward movements of the is shown in detail in Fig.;-13. i

In Fig. 14 a furthermodified-'construcframe. The lower cross bar 38of this frame.

tion is shown." The'frame .40 there shown is of generally rectangular shape having side bars 41, 41' slidably and pivotally mounted in'brackets 42, 42SAs shown in Fig. 16,'the' bra'cket42 is mounted upon a I a modified form or 'connecting'bracket 26 is'shown, which may A similar pulley line limits the- I to the bolts if desired.

post 43 which is secured to the window frame and projects laterally inward therefrom. Clamping screws are provided to secure the side bar in adjusted position in the bracket or sleeve 42 and to secure the sleeve in adjusted position upon the post 43.

In Fig. 15 is shown a modified construction in which the bracket or sleeve 42 is threaded on to a post 43', the construction being otherwise similar to that shown in Fig. 16.

To erect the drier, a point is selected on either side of the window frame at a suit able height, preferably slightly below the lower edge of the upper sash, and two holes are bored laterally into the window frame at this point outside of the runway of the upper sash. The plates 6, 6 are then secured in position with the bolt-receiving threaded hole over the hole previously bored in the frame, and the brackets are secured in place by wood screws in obvious manner. A pulley 13 is then fixed to the top of the window frame with the pulley line running therethrough. The drier is then lifted to upright position with its lower end resting on the window sill; the crossed tube connecting bracket being already on the sides of the drier are adjusted in line with the screw holes in the plates 6, 6 and the screw bolts 7, 7 are passed through the connecting brackets and into the plates until the heads of the bolts are in the desired position to determine the position of the A bolt of suitable length corredrier. sponding to the width of the window is, of course, selected. Washers may be applied The bolts when in suitable adjusted position are clamped in place by the set screws 6*, 6 These bolts form the pivots upon which the drier may be swung from vertical to horizontal position and form the main supports of the drier. The clamping screws of the bracket may be tightened to hold the drier in adjusted position.

Operation of the drier.

The drier when not in use is held in the upright vertical position by the clamping screws of the bracket and by the pulley line, preferably with the lower end of the drier frame resting upon the window sill so as to relieve the supporting mechanism from strain. For use the clamping screws of the bracket are loosened and the drier is swung to horizontal position and drawn substantially within the window, the side members sliding in the connecting brackets. Then in this position the drier frame may be supported at its inner end either by means of a post secured in the clamping bracket 11 or by means of a hook and line fixed inside the window. The clothes may then be applied, after which the frame may be pushed outside of the window. The pulley line secured to the outer end of the frame supports it as it is moved outward. When the frame is moved into desired position, the clamping screws of the brackets are tightened to secure the frame rigidly in position. A knot at a suitable point in the pulley line will limit the downward movement of the outer end of the drier frame. It may be noted that the varying length of the pulley line hypotenuse of the triangle formed by the drier and the window materially aids the operator in pushing out the weighted drier, for the movement of the drier frame is in effect down an incline until the drier reaches final position. Oppositely, the outer end of the drier should be lifted up preparatory tomoving it within the house to remove the dried fabrics. I

The constructions described are illustrative of the invention, but it is to be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a clothes drier, a frame having sub stantially parallel side bars and two supporting means for the frame, each having cross tubes disposed side by side, the axis of a tube of each supporting means being disposed for rocking on posts mounted on a window frame, the side bars being slidably. disposed in the other tubes.

2. In a clothes drier a frame having parallel spaced side bars, and supporting means for said frame comprising supporting horizontal posts and brackets, each bracket comprising sleeves which are crossed when the frame is in operative position, one set of sleeves engaging the side bars and the other set of sleeves engaging the posts, whereby the frame is capable of pivotal movement from a vertical to a horizontal position, and of linear movement relatively to said supporting posts.

3. In a clothes drier, a frame having substantially parallel side bars, two horizontal posts and two sets of crossed tubes, a tube of each set being rockably disposed on a post and the said bars being slidably disposed in the other tubes so that the said crossed tubes will permit the frame to have a linear movement and also a rocking move ment relatively to the osts.

PATRIC D. RIORDAN. 

